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Are data centres and telecommunication base stations energy-saving?

Data centres (DCs) and telecommunication base stations (TBSs) are energy intensive with ∼40% of the energy consumption for cooling. Here, we provide a comprehensive review on recent research on energy-saving technologies for cooling DCs and TBSs, covering free-cooling, liquid-cooling, two-phase cooling and thermal energy storage based cooling.

How to maintain the indoor temperature of a DC or TBS?

To maintain the indoor temperature of DCs or TBSs, the computer room air conditioning (CRAC) system and chilled-water system have been developed which are energy intensive (Borah et al., 2015) and contribute more carbon emissions.

Can energy-saving cooling technologies be applied to DCS & TBSS?

Energy-saving cooling technologies, as environmentally friendly and low-cost cooling solution, have been developed low-carbon, energy-efficient and achieving sustainability (Cho et al., 2017). Such cooling technologies could be applied to DCs and TBSs since their servers and racks have similar layouts.

Do natural cooling sources increase the coefficient of performance of TBS?

They also showed an increase of the annual coefficient of performance (COP) of the TBSs by 23.7% with the ESR reaching 19.2% with the full utilization of natural cooling sources (Dong et al., 2017). Fig. 8. Schematic diagram of a water-side indirect free cooling system in the bypass of the chiller (Nadjahi et al., 2018). 3.2. Liquid cooling

Are wind and solar energy resources complementary in China?

The results reveal that wind energy and solar energy resources in China undergo large interannual fluctuations and show significant spatial heterogeneity. At the same time, according to the complementarity of wind and solar resources, over half of China's regions are suitable for the complementary development of resources.

Do wind and solar resources have a complementarity metric system?

To this end, we propose a novel variation-based complementarity metrics system based on the description of series' fluctuation characteristics from quantitative and contoured dimensions. From this, the complementarity between wind and solar resources in China is assessed, and the trend and persistence are tested.

Does complementarity support integration of wind and solar resources?

Monforti et al. assessed the complementarity between wind and solar resources in Italy through Pearson correlation analysis and found that their complementarity can favourably support their integration into the energy system. Jurasz et al. simulated the operation of wind-solar HES for 86 locations in Poland.

Are wind and solar energy resources complementary?

Finally, we also strive to harmonize regions where wind and solar resources are less complementary by introducing hydro-energy resources. The results reveal that wind energy and solar energy resources in China undergo large interannual fluctuations and show significant spatial heterogeneity.

Which regions in China have a strong complementarity with wind and solar resources?

Generally, the wind and solar resources in China have a gratifying complementarity. Moreover, the regions rich in wind and solar resources usually show this strong complementarity, such as Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, western Jilin, and western Heilongjiang.

Which regions have a weak complementarity between wind and solar energy?

However, for the regions with relatively poor wind and solar resources, such as central Tibet, eastern Sichuan, western Yunnan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Guangxi, the complementarity is relatively weak.